Suggestion for Daily Use

Follow the ‘Daily Prayer’ at the side+++Suivez le ‘Prière Quotidienne’. Read the bible passages and then the meditation. Pray, tell God how you felt about the reading and share the concerns of your life with him. Maybe you will continue the habit after Lent. Lisez les passages bible et après la méditation. Priez, dites à Dieu que vous avez ressenti à propos de la lecture et de partager les préoccupations de votre vie avec lui. Peut-être que vous allez continuer l'habitude après le Carême. Daily Prayer Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. Luke 4.1-2 Now is the healing time decreed For sins of heart, of word or deed, When we in humble fear record The wrong that we have done the Lord. (Latin, before 12th century) Read: Read the Bible passage. Read the meditation Pray: Talk to God about what you have just read. Tell him your concerns - for yourself, your family, our church family, our world. Praise him. Pray the collect for the week – see next pages. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Prière Quotidienne Jésus, rempli de l'Esprit Saint, revint du Jourdain et le Saint-Esprit le conduisit dans le désert où il fut tenté par le diable durant quarante jours. Luc 4.1-2 Maintenant le temps de la guérison est décrété Pour les péchés du cœur, de la parole et des actes, Lorsque nous nous souvenons avec humilité Le mal que nous avons fait au Seigneur. Lire : Lisez le passage de la Bible. Lisez la méditation. Prier : Parlez avec le Seigneur de ce que vous avez lu. Parlez-lui de vos préoccupations pour vous-même, votre famille, notre famille de l’église, notre monde. Louez-le. Priez la collecte pour la semaine. Voyez les pages suivantes Mon âme, bénis le Seigneur ! Que tout qui est en moi bénisse son saint nom. Mon âme, bénis le Seigneur, et n’oublie aucun de ses bienfaits !

04 December 2012

Restored


For many of us Christmas is a time of pressure, of stress. At work we might be trying to finish off various things for the end of the year.  At home we may be preoccupied with family, obligations, gift choosing and card writing… It is no wonder that many of us sometimes feel swamped… But here, the psalmist reminds us that there is a chance for restoration and peace at this time of year – and every time of year.  We can find it in God.  We can look to God and bathe in his magnificence, allow His love and care for us to sooth our stress-filled minds.  We can be thankful that God sent his son Jesus to our earth to restore our relationship with God the Father so we could have that intimate, reviving relationship at any time of the year.  This is the greatest gift of all.

18 Sois avec l'homme qui se tient à ta droite,
avec cet homme que tu as fait grandir pour toi!
19 Et, jamais plus, nous ne te quitterons.
Fais-nous revivre et nous t'invoquerons!
20 O Eternel, Dieu des armées célestes, rétablis-nous,
montre-toi favorable, et nous serons sauvés!


17 Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand,
    the son of man you have raised up for yourself.
18 Then we will not turn away from you;
    revive us, and we will call on your name.
19 Restore us, Lord God Almighty;
    make your face shine on us,
    that we may be saved.

Heather Roy
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